Newer Whirlpool washers known for control board failures?

[whirlpool862]

I have four friends with newer whirlpool washing machines (WTW4950HW3, WTW4955HW3, WTW4816FW3, and WTW4957PW0), all continuously draining due to bad control boards. I hate how Whirlpool has declined in recent years. Three of them are 2023 machines, the WTW4957PW0 is a 2024 model.

My Whirlpool WTW4900BW0 washing machine is over 10 years old and the only problem is that it has a noisy bearing on the spin cycle, but it otherwise works fine.

Whirlpool says they’ve been recalled but some people said their whirlpool washer was only a few weeks old and only recently started the continuous drain issue.

If Whirlpool does not fix this immediately, they might eventually go bankrupt. Having a washing machine that has a control board fail within one year is ridiculous.

 

[murando531]

What is happening on this website…

 

[user 12105]

It's relevant is it not ?

 

[carolina128]

Yes it’s relevant, but there’s something like four different threads discussing this same issue.

 

[user 12105]

Yes I pointed that out to this poster

 

[mrstickball]

As someone else posted it, there's a massive pressure sensor issue that's caused Whirlpool to issue one of the biggest service bulletins ever for their VMW systems. The pressure transducer is failing on the model, causing infinite drain situations.

I think my company authored a solution to refurbish the boards without replacing the transducer. However, I am waiting on another 5 bad boards from a factory to try this fix before releasing the whitepaper to the public on it.

 

[Chetlaham]

What Whirlpool's Controls Ought To Look Like

This is what people should be demanding and voting on from any appliance maker, in a metal Eaton or metal MTS style timer.

 

 

Perhaps contacts 12T and 14T would better suffice as drop on and lift off instead of drop off and lift on due to the motor making inrush, but that is an easy swap. 30 second increments btw- though 1 minute at 48 7.5 degree steps would be a better timer alternative. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From MTS's website:

 

 

 

Before anyone jumps on me for the spin or wash being to short, this is just one timer meant for a very BOL machine. The idea is to demonstrate the sheer amount of simplicity that could be built into a washing machine while being complemented with very over engineered parts and numerous overlapping fail safes.

[this post was last edited: 4/14/2025-12:56]

 

[mark_wpduet]

I think I found one

 

[csedd]

I have four friends with newer whirlpool washing machines (WTW4950HW3, WTW4955HW3, WTW4816FW3, and WTW4957PW0), all continuously draining due to bad control boards. I hate how Whirlpool has declined in recent years. Three of them are 2023 machines, the WTW4957PW0 is a 2024 model.

My Whirlpool WTW4900BW0 washing machine is over 10 years old and the only problem is that it has a noisy bearing on the spin cycle, but it otherwise works fine.

Whirlpool says they’ve been recalled but some people said their whirlpool washer was only a few weeks old and only recently started the continuous drain issue.

If Whirlpool does not fix this immediately, they might eventually go bankrupt. Having a washing machine that has a control board fail within one year is ridiculous.

YES!

https://automaticwasher.org/threads/whirlpool-faulty-control-board.98297/

 

[csedd]

I think I found one

 

[csedd]

As someone else posted it, there's a massive pressure sensor issue that's caused Whirlpool to issue one of the biggest service bulletins ever for their VMW systems. The pressure transducer is failing on the model, causing infinite drain situations.

I think my company authored a solution to refurbish the boards without replacing the transducer. However, I am waiting on another 5 bad boards from a factory to try this fix before releasing the whitepaper to the public on it.

THANK YOU!
(I don't see how over-posting this issue does any harm. The public needs to know that Whirlpool has faulty control boards in their home appliances!)

 

[csedd]

I think I found one

Yup! The faulty control board causes a wide range of issues...over a few months ... before the continuous draining issue. At that point, the washer has to be UNPLUGGED to stop. Plug it back in and it continues to drain.

 

[whirlpool862]

Yep. That’s what the newer whirlpools do. I have a few friends who have whirlpools from 2023-2024 that keep draining.

 

[vacerator]

I think that Whirlpool should build a basic washer which has a mechanical timer to match the basic dryers that still have one. They would sell very well. Give it Four water levels, and let the consumer choose the load sizes, and wash times. They could be coin operated too. Landlords and apartments would love a lower cost machine with less repairs.

 

[pierreandreply4]

@vacerator you might find my tough strange but i think if whirlpool wents to save themselve including the maytag brand they should return to basic i would see a vm or vmax machine base on the direct drive design but with the commercial grade qualaty of maytag and the technology of the speedqueen tc5 classic clean power with option to use atc temp or manuel temp selection true warm wash true hot wash not control by atc deep water wash and a deep rinse normal fill rinse when using fabric softner or not

 

[vacerator]

Pierre, they won't make one though.

 

[PTZ]

I have four friends with newer whirlpool washing machines (WTW4950HW3, WTW4955HW3, WTW4816FW3, and WTW4957PW0), all continuously draining due to bad control boards. I hate how Whirlpool has declined in recent years. Three of them are 2023 machines, the WTW4957PW0 is a 2024 model.

My Whirlpool WTW4900BW0 washing machine is over 10 years old and the only problem is that it has a noisy bearing on the spin cycle, but it otherwise works fine.

Whirlpool says they’ve been recalled but some people said their whirlpool washer was only a few weeks old and only recently started the continuous drain issue.

If Whirlpool does not fix this immediately, they might eventually go bankrupt. Having a washing machine that has a control board fail within one year is ridiculous.

I have a WHirlpool washer wtw4816fw3 purchased in Feb of 2024 that now has the continuous drain issue. Called Whirlpool and was transferred and put on infinite hold. Website did not accept my request for service. Already paid for a service person to check and he said it is the board and I should forget about repairing. Is there a Whirpool service option?

 

[pstehle]

I think that Whirlpool should build a basic washer which has a mechanical timer to match the basic dryers that still have one. They would sell very well. Give it Four water levels, and let the consumer choose the load sizes, and wash times. They could be coin operated too. Landlords and apartments would love a lower cost machine with less repairs.

It'll never happen... marketing wonks are notoriously stubborn, they'll go down with the ship rather than reverse course. I work for a company that once held over a 60% market share worldwide, and is losing ground every day because the marketing director decided to drop the reliable old design for a new pile of crap... It does have a few updated features -that no one cares about. I also think the EPA is all over manufacturers to get rid of selectable water levels, the user cannot possibly know where to set such a thing, gotta have it automated to assure the least possible water use. Reminds me of my Volvo with the lane keeping that can't really be shut off. Never mind there's a semi careening toward you, one must be in the very center of the lane, not hugging the fog line... Better to die like a Swedish hero than live as a coward! The design Whirlpool uses for those basic dryers is what, 60+ years old? They're still among the best built, reliable dryers on the market no matter what brand sticker WP puts on. It's nothing short of amazing they haven't been replaced with a cheap, throwaway design by now!